If you squint hard enough Houston Texans T-Shirt , you can see NFL training camp, just over yonder.Thus, it’s perfectly natural that those who most wish to profit from the 2018 NFL season release a list of every team’s odds to make the 2018 NFL Playoffs.That list makes the Jacksonville Jaguars narrow favorites over your Houston Texans for a playoff berth within the AFC South, with the Texans a significant favorite over the Titans and Colts in the division pecking order.Looking at the AFC as a whole, only the Jaguars, Chargers, Patriots Houston Texans Hats , and Steelers have better odds than the Texans of making the postseason in this analysis.If we stack the Texans up against the entire NFL, a mere eight teams have better odds of making the playoffs than Houston in this calculation.Such is the power of Deshaun Watson.Houston Texans Injury News: Whitney Mercilus Not Expected To Play Against Chiefs On Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CDT, the Texans are playing the Chiefs in their first preseason game. It’s the first chance we as fans have to see Whitney Mercilus, J.J. Watt, and Deshaun Watson play since they were all taken away from us last season. Well, scratch Mercilus off the list. He is out with an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t practiced the past few days. It supposedly isn’t serious. He just won’t play. Nothing has come out regarding Watt’s status for tomorrow yet. Of course, he wants to play. The word is that he will play in at least one preseason game before the regular season kicks off against the Patriots on September 9th. Watson Houston Texans Womens Hoodie , however, should be out there on Thursday night. He has fully recovered from his ACL tear. How long he plays isn’t certain, but yes, finally, Watson will be playing quarterback for the Houston Texans again on Thursday night.Even if it’s only for just a series where they go three and out, I don’t care. Can’t wait!